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| Thread ID: 80720 | 2007-07-03 04:48:00 | Stepson's iPod Question | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 565315 | 2007-07-03 22:33:00 | Winamp will happily play your .wma, .wav & .mp3 files. I think it may even be able to convert the .wma to .mp3 so you can put them on the iPod. Supported file types (www.winamp.com) The only wma files that can't be directly converted to mp3 without burning to a CD then re ripping are the DRMd files (from online store). |
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| 565316 | 2007-07-03 22:35:00 | Rockbox (http://rockbox.org/): An alternate firmware for MP3 players (both iPods and sansa players are among those supported). Provides a LOT more features, and doesn't require a sync program - just copy your music onto the player as if it was a normal drive, and when you disconnect it the player will 'sync' itself (i.e. it builds its own tag database, and doesn't require an external program to do the heavy lifting). It also plays pretty much every format under the sun - the only common ones it can't play are wma and AACplus. Normal AAC is supported. For the audiophiles, it even plays FLAC :D. [edit: looks like they're working on a wma codec for it at the moment, so expect to see support for this format added in the near future.] |
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| 565317 | 2007-07-03 23:18:00 | I have seen some pretty good reviews about the Rockbox.:thumbs: | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 565318 | 2007-07-03 23:22:00 | Indeed. I'd never use anything else - it does a much better job than any other DAP firmware I've seen to date (I run Rockbox on a 5.5 gen iPod, and used to run it on an iriver H10). Note to anyone trying it out: Don't be put off by how it looks. Yes, the default look is ugly - you will need to install a theme, after which it can look stunning. |
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